David Schoen, defense attorney for former U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks to a reporter as he traverses the underground subway system during Day Three of Trump's impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's defense lawyers will make their case on Friday why the former president is not guilty of inciting last month's deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, as the Senate races toward a final vote in his impeachment trial as soon as Saturday.
Trump's lawyer David Schoen said the defense team would take "three to four hours" on Friday to lay out its arguments against convicting Trump for inciting the Jan. 6 riot, which sent lawmakers scrambling for safety and resulted in the deaths of five people, including a police officer.
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